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Arsenal's anger gives way to belief
Soccer/ Uefa Champions League : Alexander Hleb has revealed that Arsenal's initial reaction to their failure to puncture Milan's stubborn resistance on Wednesday evening was one of anger, but already determination has replaced regret as they took forward to next month's second leg. p
Yakubu does the hat-trick
Uefa Cup Round of 32, second leg/ Everton 6 SK
Brann 1 : The statue of David awaits Everton next
month and they will commission their own, less aesthetically
pleasing version should their manager continue to make light of
Uefa Cup opponents until May. p
O'Driscoll, Dempsey face tests
Six Nations Championship: Ireland's preparations for tomorrow's RBS Six Nations encounter against Scotland have been hindered by injuries to Brian O'Driscoll and Girvan Dempsey which prevented the former from taking part, and the latter from completing, yesterday's squad session. p
Soccer
Rangers reach their away goal
Uefa Cup Round of 32 second leg : Nacho Novo's late strike earned Rangers a place in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup thanks to a dramatic away goals victory over Greek side Panathinaikos, as the second leg clash in Athens ended in a 1-1 draw. pRobinson saves nervous Spurs
Uefa Cup Round of 32 second leg/ Tottenham 1 Slavia Prague 1 : Tottenham completed their passage into the last 16 last night but if the tie was billed as a dress rehearsal for the League Cup final with Chelsea, Juande Ramos must hope his players are much better on Sunday afternoon. pUnited target Benzema for summer transfer
News: Alex Ferguson is to recommend to Manchester United's board that Karim Benzema, the outstanding France striker, should be their primary transfer target this summer, although he is deeply aware that not only is there competition from a clutch of Europe's leading clubs but that Lyon might price him out of the Glazer family's reach. pKenyon feels it's on track despite losses
News: Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, said the Premier League club's long-term financial goal was still to break even by 2010 despite announcing a €100 million trading loss yesterday. pKilbane backs Trapattoni
Soccer Shorts : Kevin Kilbane has backed new manager Giovanni Trapattoni to lead the Republic of Ireland to the 2010 World Cup. p
Ireland in stronger position
Preview : It's a much changed Ireland side from that which suffered a second-half thumping against the England Saxons three weeks ago, with a greater emphasis on youth. pAny number will do for Leamy
John O'Sullivan talks to Denis Leamy who will win his 30th cap. pFinal pairing decided late on
Leinster Schools' Junior Cup Semi-final/ St Michael's College 10 Gonzaga 5: St Michael's College had to survive the intensity of Gonzaga College before advancing to a Leinster Schools' Junior Cup final showdown with Clongowes Wood College at Donnybrook on Friday, March 14th. pThomond Park to stay just that
News: In a decision that is likely to greatly please diehard Munster fans, the Munster Branch have decided not to further pursue the idea of selling the "naming rights" to Thomond Park. pIreland's nine new caps bring fresh approach
Club international: The size of the task facing the home side in this AIB club international is manifest in the fact Scotland beat their Welsh counterparts 34-7, scoring five tries to one, a fortnight ago. pCBC Cork complete task in second half
Munster Schools' Junior Cup/ CBC Cork 15 Rockwell College 0 : A try in either half helped CBC reach the semi-finals of the Munster Schools' Junior Cup following a deserved win over Rockwell College at Musgrave Park yesterday. pO'Sullivan has faith in original selection
Women's International: Coach John O'Sullivan remains upbeat about Ireland achieving their highest finish in a Six Nations Championship. pIrish look to bounce back
Under-20 International : When Ireland met France two weeks ago Eric Elwood experienced his first defeat since taking on the job of Irish under-20s coach last season. p
Cogley takes balanced view
News round-up : Setanta Sport has mixed feelings about this week's announcement of the GAA's broadcasting rights for the next three years. pUnderdogs keen to be unleashed again
All-Ireland Club hurling championships : Whereas the prospects of not having to face Joe Canning would cheer most teams, Loughmore-Castleiney manager Eamonn Sweeney regards the fuss over the Portumna shooter as a distraction ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland club hurling semi-final. pFormer champions make up last four
All-Ireland Club football championships: The weekend's All-Ireland football semi-finals are a record-breaking assembly of clubs for this stage of the championship. p
Sweet Kiln is back on track
News : Sweet Kiln is over the infection that forced her to miss the Boyne Hurdle at Navan last weekend and is back on track for Cheltenham. p
Harrington points to unforced errors
WGC Matchplay Championship : Padraig Harrington was sore after crashing out to Stewart Cink for the second year in a row in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship at The Gallery Golf Club near Tucson yesterday. pMerrick makes his mark early
DIGEST/ PGA TOUR : While the elite of the game were several hundred miles north at the WGC Accenture matchplay in Arizona, the remainder of the PGA Tour were in Playa Del Carmen about 25 miles south of Cancun on Caribbean Coast of Mexico for the Mayakoba Golf Classic. p
MacHale looks for Birr victory
Motor Sport : Gareth MacHale is hoping he can repeat his brother Aaron's 2007 win in the Birr Rally, and put his first-stage exit from the recent Galway International behind him. pAll-Ireland league make-up takes shape
Men's hockey: This might be a time for taking stock in Ulster, Leinster and Munster. Now past the midpoint of the season the top-four sides in Ulster and Leinster, the top two in Munster and two teams from a play-off will form next season's 12-team All-Ireland league. pMuller plans for key trip to New Zealand
Women's hockey: The Irish squad is on its travels again, this time heading for a 10-day training camp in New Zealand where they will play four matches - two against China and two against their hosts - as part of their build-up to April's Olympic Qualifier in Canada. pAlexandra on course to retain title
Hockey/ Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup semi-finals : Leinster Senior Cup holders Alexandra College remain on course to win the competition for the third time in four years after they beat Mount Anville 3-0 in yesterday's semi-finals at Grange Road. pRace on to find the new stars of the sea
Sailing: There's a queue forming for the chance to represent Ireland in the men's keelboat class at the Olympics. pIrish female riders to resubmit applications for funding
Cycling: The recent announcement of the Irish Institute for Sport's International Carding Scheme allocations for 2008 led to protests within Irish cycling, given just six per cent of the monies awarded were going to female riders. pDevlin waiting for green light
Rowing : Jonno Devlin, who has been a big success since joining the Ireland camp after being cut from the British team last year, has still not been given clearance from Britain to compete for Ireland at the Olympics this year. pFive-star show from Isobel Joyce
Cricket/ Women's World Cup : Another stunning individual display from Isobel Joyce helped Ireland navigate the first of a key African double-header yesterday as they thumped Zimbabwe by 208 runs to make the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Stellenbosch. pIreland put on dismal display as Bermuda win by 20 runs
Sports Digest/ CRICKET : As Ireland headed off to Finnegan's Bar in Kuala Lumpur last night, after losing to Bermuda by 20 runs to finish bottom of Group D at the Under-19 World Cup, it might as well have been to a wake. p
